Combined shoehorn and clamp



Jan. ,20. 1925.

P. ZOLL COMBINED SHOEHORN 'AND CLAMP Filed Sept. l1, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEYS.

` INVENTOR.' TZaL/ F aMoL Jan, 20, 1925. 1,523,850

- P. ZOLL COMBINED SHOEHORN AND CLAMP Filed Sept. 1l. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2- IN V EN TOR.` ewu ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 20, 1925e 1,523,85e op prixY .r eine n.

PETER ZOLL, OE' NEW/"ARK, NEN/V JERSEY.

COMBINED S-IEHORN AND CLAMIP.

Application filed September 11, 1924A. Serial No. 737,064.

To @U whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, PETER ZOLL, a citizen of Germany, residing at Newark, in the county ol Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented ccrtaiirnevv and useful IInprovements in Combined Shoehorns and Clamps; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable ot 1ers sliilled in the art to which it apper ains lo malte and use the same, rei"- erence being had to the accompanying drawings, and'to characters ci relerenc'e marlred thereon, which Yferm a part of this specification.

` This invention relates, generally, to i1nprovements in shoe-horns; and, the present invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel implement of the general character hereinafter more fully set orth,com prising a main body-member conforming .to the shape of the usualshoe-horn, the said body-member being provided with a readily manipulable clamping means, whereby Vthe implement may be attached to an overshoe or rubber, so that the latter can be readily drawn over the shoe, Without danger oil tearing any portion oi' the over-shoe, and destroying its usefulness.

` lhe present invention, therefore, has for its principal object to provide a novel and simply constructed shoe-horn provided with a clampingv means for attachment of the implement to an overshoe or rubber, and the said clamping means serving as a pullelement, whereby the over-shoe or rubber is readily pulled over the shoe, worn by the operator, without detriment to the overshoe or rubber.

@ther objects of the present invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the following detailed description oi the present invention.

lilith the various objects of the present invention in view, the said invention consists, primarily, in the novel shoediorn hereinaiter more fully set forth; and the said invention consists, `furthermore, in the novel arrangements and 'combinations oi:` the various devices and parts, as well as in the details o'r the construction ,of the said parts,V

all of which Will be more fully described in the Arollovving specilication, and then lin-ally embodied in the clauses of the claims, which are appended to and which Aform an essential part of the said specilication.

'lhe invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in ivhiciith Figure l is a a womans loot and a shoe thereon, said view showing in connection therewith, in sectional representation, an overshoe or rubber, and in sido elevation, a shoe-horn made according to the principles of the present invention, showing its manner of attachment lo the overshoe or rubber for pulling the latter over the shoe, and Figure is a detail sectional representation of the devices representedin the saidlligure '1, said section being talien on line 2-2 in said last-mentioned ligure. i

Figures@ and l are views, respectively, or' the inner and outer laces 0l` the implement, inlsaid Figure el., the parts of the clamping means being represented in their clamped relation to the main body-member ot the device, Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional representation ci' the implement, with the parts the clamping means represented in their released relation to the main body-member oi vthe device; and Figure (3 is a perspective of the manipulating lever of the implement.

Similar characters of rel'erencel are employed in all of the said above-described views, to indicate correslionding parts.

Referring nonto the several ligures of the drawings, the reference-character l indicates a shoe, such as is worn by women, and 2 indicates the usual form of overshoe or rubber adapted to be worn with the shoe, as indicated in Figure l oi' the drawings, the said overshoe or rubber being represented in vertical section in said view.

The herein-mentioned shoeshorn coniprises a main body-member or element 3 of the usual shoe-horn conliguration, said main body-member having al one end the usual broad inserting-cnd-portion d, and being provided at its other ond with al suitably Yformed lingerpiece or pull-member, as 5,

Suitably secured to the outer face ol? the said main body-member or element 3, by means oi rivets (5, or in any other suitable manner, are a pair or' members 7, each member being formed with outwardly extending pintle-receiving ears 8.

`Pivotally disposed between these ears S an actuating lever or arm 9, provided at one end with a jaw, as l0, and with oppopictorial representation O' Oli silely extending pivot-lugs or pintles l1 which extend into and are oscillatorily disposed in the perforations of the respective ears 8, as will be evident from an inspection of Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings. At its opposite and free end, the said lever or arm 9 is made with a suitably bent or hook-shaped portion 12 which serves as a lingerpiecc or litt for the proper manipulation of said lever or arm, as will be evident from an inspection of Figures 1 and 5 of the drawings. Also suitably secured to the outer face of said main body-member or element 3, by means of rivets 13 or in any other suitable manner, at a point between the members 7 and the linger-piece or pull-member 5, is the end-portion 15 of a resilient or spring-like clamping bar or plate 14, the said bar or plate being of suit-V able length to extend downwardly between and beyond the pintle-receiving ears 8, and beneath the jaw 10 of the lever or arm 9, the action of the said portion of the bar or plate 14, when the jaw 1() is not in active engagement with the said bar or plate being such, that the said portionof the bar or plate will spring outwardly and away Y from the outer face of the body-member or element 3, so as to produce a receiving space, as 115, as will be clearly seen from an inspection of said Figure 5 of the drawings. Secured to the inner face of the free Vend-portion of the clamping bar or plate 14 by means of rivets 17 or in any other suitable manner, there may be a gripping pad 16, of a comparatively soft material, such as felt or rubber. It will be understood, however, that this pad may be omitted if desired.

Having in the foregoing described the general construction of my novel shoe-horn and clamping means therefor, I will now briefly set forth the manner of using the implement in connection with an overshoe or rubber for readily drawing the same over the shoe worn by a person. While the implement is capable for use with mens rubbers, it is especially adapted for use in i: omens rubbers which are diflicult to draw over and to properly arrange upon womens shoes, owing` to the tight and snug fit desired by women, .and owing to the usual high heels with which womens shoes are provided.

p Referring now to Figure 5 of the drawings, in using the implement, the arm or lever 9 is brought into the position indicated in said figure, thereby permitting the resilient or spring-bar or plate 14 to move away from the outer surface of the main body-member or element 3, so as to provide theherein-before mentioned receiving space 15. l.

In attaching the implement to the overshoe or rubber, the rear portion 1S of the over-shoe or rubber is inserted in the space 15, in the manner indicated in said Figure 5, and the arm or lever 9 is swung from the position shown in said Figure 5 to the position represented in Figures 1 and 4. This movement of the arm or lever 9 causes the jaw 1t) to ride upon the outer face of the clamping bar or plate 14, thus causing a firm and secure binding or gripping action of the lower end-portion of the .said bar or plate 'i4 and of the pad 1G against the overshoe or rubber, and of the latter against the lower outer surface-portion of the main body-member or element The overshoe or rubber now being securely clamped by the implement, the toe-end of the overshoc or rubber is pulled over the toe-end of thc shoe worn by the operator, and bv placing the fingers beneath the lingerpieces or pullmembers 5 and 12, as indicated in Figure jl, of the drawings, the rear or heel-end of the overshoe or rubber' is easily and quickly pulled over the heel of the shoe and properly fitted over the shoe without detriment to the overshoe or rubber.

After the overshoe or rubber has been fitted over the shoe. the arm or lever 9 is again moved into its released position which permits of the combined shoe-horn and clamp to be readily removed, as will be clearly evident.

Of course, I am fully aware than` changes may be iliade in the general arrai'igements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the said parts, without departing from the scope of the present invention as setforth in the foregoing specification, and as defined in the clauses of the claims which are appended thereto. Hence, I do not limit my present invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the various devices and .parts as described in the said specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of the implement, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim:

1. A combined shoe-horn and clamp, comprising a main body-member conforming to the conventional form of shoe-horn, a resilient clamping plate secured at one end to said body-member, an arm or lover pivotally mounted upon said body-member, a gripping pad of a soft material at the lower end-portion of said arm or lever. and a clamping jaw extending from said arm or lever adapted to be brought into engagement with said clamping plate for actuating the same and for attachment of the said body-member to an overshoc, or the like.

2. A combined shoe-horn and clamp, comprising a main body-member provided at one end with a tingerpicce and conforming to the conventional form of shoe-horn, it pair of pintle-receiving ears mounted upon said body-member, an arm or lever provided with oppositely extending pintles for pivotally mounting said erin or lever between said ears, a clamping jew extending from said arm or lever, and a. resilient clamping plete secured et one end to said body-member, said plate extending between said eers for engagement of the clamping jaw of said arm or lever with the clamping plate for actuating the same and for attachment of the said body-member to an overshoe, or the like.

3. A combined shoe-horn and clamp, Comprising` a main body-member provided at one end with a fingerpieee and coliforming to the conventional form of shoe-horn, :i p21-ir of pintle-reoeiving ears mounted upon the seid body-member, un arm or lever provided with oppositely extendingpintles for p'ivoteli)7 mounting seid erm or lever between seid ears, e clamping jztvv extending from seid arm or lever, a resilient clamping plate secured at one end to said body-member, said plate extending between said eers for engagement of the clamping jaw of said arm or lever With the clamping plate for actuating the saine and for attachment of the said body-member to an overshoe, or the like and e gripping pad at the lower end-portion of said Clamping plate.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of Septemberj 1924.

PETER ZOLL. Witnesses FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, FLORA MILLERA 

